Tommy Duckworth
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Tommy Duckworth is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Darryl Edwards from 1992 to 1997, Joseph Aston in 2000 and Chris Fountain from 2011 to 2013. The character was born on screen during the episode airing on 9 September 1992 and departed in December 1993, before returning for five short stints in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2000. The character returned on a more permanent basis on 28 March 2011. Tommy is the son of Terry (Nigel Pivaro) and Lisa Duckworth (Caroline Milmoe). Since his first appearance in 1992, he had few storylines; but after his return in 2011, he became more of a central character.
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Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||
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Duration | 1992–1997, 2000, 2011–2013 | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 3435 9 September 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 8232 13 October 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Aston as Tommy Duckworth (2000) | |||||||||||||||||
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In August 2013, producers discovered that Fountain had appeared in numerous videos on YouTube as his alter-ego "The Phantom", rapping about raping a girl and committing acts of extreme violence. He was later sacked by ITV bosses.[1] He made his final appearance on 13 October 2013, with the character getting an off-screen exit on 23 October 2013.[2]